Stormwater

In 2023, the Edgecliff Village community prevented or cleaned more than Half a Ton of debris out of waterways as a result of clean-up days and maintenance activities. Keeping pollution out of stormwater runoff helps protect our drinking water, as well as all the living creatures in the lakes and rivers, including people!

PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

The stormwater management program was created to improve the quality of impaired streams, rivers, and water reservoirs, as well as to maintain quality in healthy water bodies.  

BACKGROUND

The program complies with the requirements of Section 402 of the Federal Clean Water Act, which is administered in Texas by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit program.  The Town of Edgecliff Village is covered under Texas’ NPDES General Permit for small systems, and is classified as Level 1 for systems serving a population less than 10,000.

ELEMENTS OF THE PROGRAM AND MANAGEMENT PLAN

The Town implements the program through its Stormwater Management Plan, which includes all elements as required by the General Permit.  The elements of the Management Plan are described in the following table.

HOW AM I INVOLVED?

·         All of our individual activities can have a positive impact on water quality, and when our activities are combined, it makes an even greater impact.  It’s as simple as: every time you properly dispose of chemicals, waste, and recyclables, or you call the Town hotline to report a concern, or you merely pick up a piece of trash, you are involved in keeping our water clean and healthy!  See “Did you Know?” below for a list of many things individual residents can do. 

·         Funding for the stormwater program comes from a small fee that we pay monthly with our water bills.  These funds are put towards the stormwater system infrastructure and its maintenance, as well as the Town’s stormwater permit compliance activities.

·         The Town is seeking feedback on the stormwater management program, and invites you to attend and comment at the annual Public Hearing.”

Did you know? Our Town's storm drain inlets take stormwater runoff from our rooftops, streets, and yards directly to our creeks and streams, and then the water eventually reaches the Trinity River. Our Town's ordinances (rules) for picking up pet waste, not blowing leaves and grass clippings into the street, and not discharging pool filter water into gutters all help us keep our water clean!

There's lots of things you can do to reduce the amount of pollutants in stormwater.

Doing these things will keep our water cleaner for ourselves and all the other life that relies on streams and reservoirs.

1. Properly dispose of trash and recyclables

2. Properly dispose of hazardous materials at the approved facility or special collection event

3. Use a minimal amount of fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides

4. Find ways to treat your grass and plants with more environmentally - friendly products and procedures like those listed at http://eartheasy.com/grow_lawn_care.htm and http://eartheasy.com/grow_nat_pest_cntrl.htm and http://www.treehugger.com/lawn-garden/homemade-herbicide-kill-weeds-without-killing-earth.html

5. Put grass clippings and leaves in the compost or trash, or mulch them (cut them up, as with a mower) and leave them on the lawn

6. Before you dispose of excess cleaners and household chemicals in a landfill, see if anyone you know can use them

7. Fix oil, radiator, or any other leaks on you car, boat, and/or machinery

8. Pick up your pet's waste